The #300-series of numbers are temporary until we can identify their correct hull number. We welcome your contributions: If you can add more info or more photos please contact us by email.
| Current | Previous | Notes | |
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| Hull number | (312, temporary) | ||
| Boat name | Stella | ||
| Full HIN in standard format | ZCJ 000 | ||
| Hull moulding (month-year) | 1985 ? | ||
| Completion (month-year) | 1985 ? | ||
| Type | mk2 PH-C with bowsprit and double-spreader | ||
| Registry number | (CAN 815731) | ||
| Owner(s) | Brian Tennant, 2013+ (Terry Forsbrey, ? 1995 ? to 2013) (Bill McGillvrey) | ||
| Homeport and location | Phillipines (Waikawa / New Zealand) (Toronto/Opua, New Zealand) | ||
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| Website / blog / etc | https://www.canadianyachting.ca/boat-reviews/sail/1162-corbin-39-sail-boat-review https://www.openoceanwatermakers.co.nz/ | ||
| MMSI | Callsign | ||
| Brief history | Now (2018) in Philippines, after a long period in NZ area, a mk2. Confirmed still with Brian Tennant (2019) in Phillipines. 1996 Winter article in Canadian Yachting, "Terry Forsbrey is the second owner of Stella, a later-model kit-boat that is one of the best looking and best-equipped Corbins I have seen. Before heading down to Chesapeake Bay, Forsbrey had Wiggers Custom Yachts in Bowmanville, Ont. fair the hull and paint the topsides – a job that included spraying on, then sanding back, five coats of epoxy primer before the topcoat went on. This completely removed the fibreglass roving show-through that affects some of the Corbin hulls. To be fair, however, the glass work on these boats is otherwise very good. Forsbrey recalls, "One day when I was down at Wiggers, I met with [CY columnist] Steve Killing. When I asked him about the weather helm I was experiencing, Killing made a quick sketch to extend the forward edge of my skeg by seven inches. Wiggers made the modifications and they have made a big difference to Stella’s performance." Forsbrey also added a high roach, fully battened mainsail, and removed the suggested amount of rake from the rig. With this turbo-charged set-up he won the Oshawa Clipper Race, a double-handed, 100-mile race across Lake Ontario. "These boats sail well in light airs," Foresbrey adds, "and I find I can ghost along and pass many other more performance-oriented boats. She is not sharp to windward in light winds, but get her moving and she carries her way." |
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| Other comments | Very likely #171 as being a free slot in the 1985 hulls, but slim possibility of being #166. | ||
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